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(11,275 posts)Fake star.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)one season. They billed her as an "abstinence campaigner" and her season on the show was wedged in between her two out-of-wedlock pregnancies.
Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)rusty fender
(3,428 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,619 posts)It was originally "Dancing With The Has-Been's and Never-Was's"
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)must hit a certain demographic they have?
Tom DeLay, Bristol Palin and Spicer. Probably a few I've missed as well.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,619 posts)The former Gov. Of Texas will have his clips played endlessly (Colbert and Samantha Bee do on a regular basis)
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I think I watched 2 or 3 episodes several years back when I kind of recognized a football player among the finalists and some very attractive red-headed singer from (I think) Ireland or Scotland.
rwsanders
(2,603 posts)Bindi Irwin was beyond just good. Worth a glance at youtube for a smile.
tblue37
(65,377 posts)UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Democrats have mostly ignored the genres unique power to connect with John Q. Public. Sure, CIA Director Leon Panetta appeared for a couple minutes on Top Chef, and Michelle Obama appeared for a couple minutes on Iron Chef America, but those are semi-classy cable productions pegged to an urban elite audience. (Also, Michelle Obamas garden made a cameo appearance a couple seasons ago on Biggest Loser. New stereotype alert: Geez, whats with the Democrats and their food-centric reality shows, am I right?)
paleotn
(17,918 posts)He's a pariah. The butt of endless jokes. A worthy replacement for Baghdad Bob as the symbol of institutionalized, over-the-top lying. A star? I've never really understood that concept other than the fact that they're well known. But so is Hitler and Stalin.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,433 posts)marble falls
(57,097 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)DeLay was on a few seasons ago, but made an early exit.
For reference, here's the full cast
Lauren Alaina Country music singer
Christie Brinkley Model & actress
Ally Brooke Fifth Harmony singer
Hannah Brown The Bachelorette star
Karamo Brown Queer Eye expert & activist
Kate Flannery The Office actress
Ray Lewis Former NFL linebacker
Kel Mitchell Actor & comedian
Lamar Odom Former NBA forward
Sean Spicer Former White House Press Secretary
James Van Der Beek Dawson's Creek actor
Mary Wilson The Supremes singer
spanone
(135,838 posts)UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,594 posts)This seems hypocritical of them if my memory is correct.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Been mad at SNL for a long time.
But still, glad NBC did this.
Dagstead Bumwood
(3,632 posts)And now, back to Chuck Toad and his Republican talking points, already in progress.
live love laugh
(13,113 posts)uponit7771
(90,344 posts)Dagstead Bumwood
(3,632 posts)CT: Senator, can you explain why the Democrats' dancing is in such disarray? Is it because their feet are too left? See what I did there, Senator? Up next: two of my cousins are on set to tell everyone how wicked my beard is.
Captain Stern
(2,201 posts)n/t. made you look.
NonPC
(305 posts)DWTS was deemed more appropriate for Sean...
panader0
(25,816 posts)myohmy2
(3,163 posts)...NBC is defending America from the kick-in-balls from ABC...
...'normalizing' fascists and fascism is not good...
...
Duppers
(28,123 posts)Good for them calling out ABC.
malaise
(269,010 posts)Fuck the both of them
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,122 posts)A guess, but... another NBC person irking me no end is Mika Scarborough. That promo of her asking to "name one who can beat trump" is downright insulting after her cozy relationship with him went south.
MrModerate
(9,753 posts)They've had freaks on the show before.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)it down? Spicer won't last long, he does not seen very graceful. The sign-on bonus is pretty hefty, then for each week they survive, there is another huge paycheck.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)They both play trump and his minions promoting lie after lie to the American people , and give their propaganda air time. Media helps him by doing this, and ABC picking spicer means many will not watch their show, and be watching other networks. Very poor choice for ABC.
kellytore
(182 posts)Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show normalized Trump by playing with his hair.
Roy Rolling
(6,917 posts)Other right-wingers were former political dolts. Spicer was in a position where truth is expected. In fact, he became famous as a liar in a position of incredible responsibility. Thats like a doctor who becomes famous because he killed the most patients on the operating table.
Spicers fame as a right-winger is someone who stands for the principle the media is a liar and collecting a paycheck fraudulently, telling lies when he was entrusted to tell Americans the truth about their government.
That isnt funny, its disgraceful and dangerously stupid. Not fucking entertaining and throwing money at him for doing that is programming against your own interests. ABC can do it, but they wont last long if they do.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Look at the Kardashians (please, because I won't). They're famous for.......... what exactly? Andy Warhol's comment about fame seems to be coming true. Americans have sunk to new lows in their search for 'entertainment' I guess. They elevate the lowest and loosest people to 'star' status simply because they're on TV or the internet for longer than a 24 hr. news cycle.
Anyone connected with the Trump shit-show is now considered a 'star' according to these rules of celebrity. I'm glad everyone in the U.S. hasn't caught this disease. Right-wingers, the most poorly educated of those in the U.S., seem particularly susceptible to this phenomenon.
Botany
(70,508 posts)Dancing with the stars is not only an entertainment show but has been used as
a propaganda vehicle to normalize the right. Bristol Palin, Rick Perry, tom Delay,
and others have been on the show.
RainCaster
(10,878 posts)Start the publicity for such a project now. Let the advertising world know what to expect.
Auggie
(31,172 posts)nothing freaked them out more than letters.
Of course, these days a viral tweet could have the same effect.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)struggle4progress
(118,285 posts)SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)Gothmog
(145,278 posts)Mopar151
(9,983 posts)So there wont be bad feels about who is sent packing first!
Upthevibe
(8,051 posts)(sorry for those of you who like it) just so I could boycott it...
yaesu
(8,020 posts)Stainless
(718 posts)This criminal Presidency is a direct result of the MSM gushing and fawning all over themselves to "normalize" a complete waste of humanity in Donald J. Trump. In 2016, Trump was given hours and hours of free air time while Hillary was constantly pounded and criminalized by the MSM. The MSM is the problem, certainly not the solution.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,431 posts)both sides do it, the normalization of lying by POTUS - this is what most Americans are comfortable with. Dont say most Democrats aren't a part of it - that might be true here at DU, but most are more concerned about their own little circle of life IMO.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Takket
(21,573 posts)Considering NBC champions the king of bothsideserism by giving Chuck Todd the MTP host chair. They need to clean up their own shit before they start critiquing a dancing shows casting.
GoCubsGo
(32,084 posts)They spend more time worrying about Joe Biden's alleged "gaffes" than they do any of the shit Spicer, is ex-boss, and the rest of their party are pulling. Screw 'em.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)An athlete or two, someone from a current ABC, Disney (or both) series, a retro star (i.e. someone 60+), a recognizable entertainer, etc.
A couple years ago, Marla Maples was a contestant and so was Jerry Springer.
llmart
(15,540 posts)I don't know who was a worse dancer - Tom DeLay or Jerry Springer.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)of learning to dance a waltz at his daughter's wedding.
dchill
(38,497 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,368 posts)Who gives a shit, really?
(I retract that, as it is obvious many take it too seriously, but I digress.)
I think I have watched a grand total of maybe ten minutes of footage of that show for the entire run. The fact that they will put on a guy who willingly lied to keep his job doesn't matter one fucking bit.
Sheesh.
Chemisse
(30,813 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)absolutely nothing!
John Fante
(3,479 posts)of bigotry was under way. If not for a backlash, they would have asked to host more often as it was a ratings winner. They have no room to talk.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)surprise?
Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)Blue Owl
(50,383 posts)n/t
BHDem53
(1,061 posts)dancing shrub for his partner.
Raine
(30,540 posts)we're just fine.
Blue_Adept
(6,399 posts)Thankfully, they often flame out fast with bookings like these, but it's NOT what the majority of the fans look for in the show.
LessAspin
(1,153 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)and provided him a launching pad to the presidency.
Black pot, meet black kettle. No namecalling, please.